Food coloring is a major part of many modern meals. Although artificial coloring agents appear in processed foods all over the world, specific individual dyes come and go as regulators inspect their ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) The U.S. Drug and Food Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3 in foods. The removal addresses a color additive petition ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, ...

After years of warnings from health advocates about cancer and other issues associated with Red No. 3, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the dye, which is found in thousands of food and ...

Red No. 3, the artificial coloring that has been linked to cancer and has been banned by U.S. health officials, is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine. Red No. 3 is used in ...

The FDA has banned Red Dye No. 3 from food and drugs over cancer risks. Natural options like beet juice and purple sweet potato extract may replace it. Many countries already ban synthetic dyes, ...

After decades of research on the dangers of artificial dyes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of FD&C Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, in food and oral medications.

Citing cancer links and info, US Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 earlier this year. Will Halloween candy be affected by the ban?

As of January 15, 2025, red dye No. 3 is officially banned in the United States. This decision was made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after testing linked the chemical to cancer growth in ...